P. H. Gentle

Creator(s):
  • Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
Creator role(s):
  • Creator
  • Dioscorea hondurensis R. Knuth, Belize, P. H. Gentle 3728, F
    Creator: Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
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    Description: Dioscorea hondurensis R. Knuth, Belize, P. H. Gentle 3728, F
Current Determination: Dioscorea hondurensis R. Knuth
Family: Dioscoreaceae

Collector(s): P. H. Gentle
Collection Date: 25 October 1941
Description: Common names: Wild yam (voucher). Barba del viejo, bejuco de coraza, cocolmeca, cocolmeca blanca, cocolmecatl, ogaje, white cocolmecca, wild yam (these names refer to Dioscorea spp.) (Duke 2009:264).
Catalog Subset: Economic Botany
Catalog Project: Mesoamerican Ethnobotany
EMu IRN: 2789029
OccurenceID: ef4e4e88-3914-401e-8eb5-a77219560eaa

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